Amazon: Remote Work is Over. Get Back to the Office

<![CDATA[In the early days of the pandemic when the government was busy shutting everything down and crashing the economy in the process, some companies which were able to move toward new models of work began offering employees the option of working from home. One of the early adopters of this model was Amazon, where workers rapidly shifted to a remote work model for nearly all positions. It's difficult to say when this shift became "the new normal," but the change was dramatic. Amazon saw a very large surge in online shopping during that time, driving up profits at a time when many other companies were withering on the vine. In 2023 after the pandemic had largely receded, Amazon decided on a compromise and offered workers the option of working three days per week in the office and two days from home. (Some workers protested the change even then.) But now the company has determined that the experiment isn't viable over the long run. Beginning on January 2, 2025, all Amazon employees will be told to return to full-time work at the office, but not all of their workers are happy about it. (Associated Press)]]>